well thank you kindly.
I was wondering if this was the herding cats place. I had thought I wanted to meet people to organize with. Is the idea that an online community is just as good as physical/geographical meetings?

Welcome dj.jk. Yes, there are quite a few members from Canada here. They sometimes identify themselves, especially when they mention Canadian politics. Of course, they range from Victoria to Montreal, and even a bit east and north of there. So you may not be able to get too many of them to join a local organization. Since many of us have that problem, we have to settle for an online community. That may not be too bad, because one of the problems with cats is that, not only do they go in different directions, they have very different opinions. It’s harder to put someone on “ignore” if you see them at a physical meeting.

It’s agreed that when you meet someone who has a differing opinion face to face it is much different than talking abstractly about your thoughts on something.
I am concerned about our herd because people in the “elite” or academics are not forced to meet with racist people, or fanatics or very poor people who are prone to desperation. So even putting aside the question of religion, which thankfully has a bright light on it now, there are so many people world wide that need a talking to.
I find in my own city that I hear racist comments against the first nations peoples about drug use or Asians blamed for some economic issues that are not related. I find people that believe, that the government is not to be trusted, which highly offends my sensibilities. People that I’ve met who are on social assistance are very violent with there own children in a systemic way out of a lack of emotional resources.
I want a world where when someone says “let’s create a conversation” it does not only included people with degrees.